The baby, Don Juan, a silent, hardy little guy, was named for his parents, Don and Juanita. They maintained they’d had him at home without benefit of medical assistance. When he was born, Don chewed through the umbilical cord and ate the afterbirth. They kept the cord in the freezer as a memento until it rotted with the other food after a power outage. I don’t recall asking whether Don ate the placenta cooked or raw.
When I asked Juanita why Don ate the placenta, she shrugged.
“He just felt it was something he wanted to do.”
When I asked Juanita why Don ate the placenta, she shrugged.
“He just felt it was something he wanted to do.”
